Student Perspective

“I feel more responsible for myself. I feel like I can handle myself better. I’ve learned skills I can use. I feel like I’ve matured a little bit.”

-Sam Wells, Age 12 Franklin School of Innovation Two years in TAASC

“TAASC was different because it pushed me so much harder than any other sport or group I was ever in. You have so much personal responsibility — bring your own clothes, your own food, your own water — but you have the double responsibility of being a part of a group and helping out your group mates and being aware of what they may need. That amount of responsibility has made me be a better person in other groups I have joined.”-Freya Pollock, Age 19 Clark University student Alumni 10 years in TAASC

“We help lead and help teach the other kids what we’ve learned.”-Quinn McMullan, Age 12 Franklin School of Innovation Two years in TAASC

“I learned what my limits were, how to listen to my body and to listen to my mind, and how my thoughts were influencing what I was able to do. I learned a lot about what my group members were capable of and trying to encourage them to live up to that.”-Katie Russell, Age 21 UNC-Chapel Hill student Alumni Eight years in TAASC